Police in Birmingham, Ala. have charged an 8-year-old boy with murder in the beating death of a 17-month-old baby girl after their mothers left the young children at home, unsupervised, to party at a nightclub.

Linda Weston, the woman responsible for imprisoning mentally disabled adults in a boiler room has been sentenced to life in prison.

Alonzo Smith was found unconscious and not breathing on Sunday by the Metropolitan Police Department.

A former FedEx driver who unwittingly gave directions to Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the man who murdered two police officers last year, says he's been the subject of brutal harassment by the NYPD.

Investigators in the case pondered whether founding members of the famed rap group, RZA and Raekwon, are linked to murders that occurred more than 15 years ago.

On Monday, President Obama unveiled a series of initiatives to overhaul the criminal justice system. Here's how the reforms will help Blacks and other people of color.

An Alabama journalist reportedly set fire to her own vehicle while she was still inside after a fight with her husband.

A week after two reports commissioned by the Cuyahoga County, Ohio prosecutor found that the police-involved shooting death of Tamir Rice was reasonable, the child's mother is calling for a special investigator to take over the case.

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Thomas Johnson reportedly stabbed a jogger to death at random, leaving police with more questions than answers about the incident.